2017 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET Complaints

THE SHOULDER STRAP OF THE FRONT SEAT BELT IS A FEW INCHES FROM MY BODY WHEN FASTENED. I AM TALL AND SKINNY SO THIS MAY NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHER BODY TYPES. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A RIGID SEAT BELT RECEPTACLE THAT IS TILTED FORWARD AND FIXED IN PLACE. EVERY OTHER AUDI MODEL HAS A FLEXIBLE SEAT BELT RECEPTACLE WHICH ALLOWS THE SHOULDER STRAP TO FIT SNUGLY AGAINST MY BODY. ONLY THE A3 HAS THIS ISSUE. I HAVE THE SEAT BACK AS FAR FORWARD AS IS COMFORTABLE.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AS A PARENT YOU WANT TO HAVE YOU CHILD AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.THE VEHICLE IS ANYTHING BUT SAFE. AS A MATTER OF FACT IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. OR WORST A FATALITY.THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING JUST TURNS OFF. IT WASN'T EVEN A MONTH INTO OWNING THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT ISSUES STARTED TO ARISE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING.ABOUT 4 WEEKS LATER, WHILE ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY,ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING COMPLETELY TURN OFF. BY A MIRACLE OF GOD MY DAUGHTER DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MANY OTHER VEHICLES ARE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. ON 3/31/17 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO THE COLLECTION,WHERE THEY COULD NOT TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SINCE THEY THEMSELVES HAD NO CLUE. BUT THEY DID TELL ME THAT THERE WAS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM SINCE WHEN THEY CONNECTED THE VEHICLE TO THE COMPUTER IT GAVE SPORADIC ERROR CODES. I WAS TOLD THAT AUDI CORPORATE OFFICE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE COLLECTION TO INSPECT THE FUEL SYSTEM AND HOSE, ELECTRICAL WIRING, AND VEHICLE PROGRAM ALL OF WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS DONE. ON 4/27/17 ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE BEHIND MY DAUGHTER WAS ALSO TURNING RIGHT BEHIND HER AND ALMOST REAR ENDED HER SINCE EVEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING T. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THE SHIFTING OF GEARS OR TO THE ACCELERATOR. AT THIS POINT THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT RESPONDING AT ALL LEAVING MY DAUGHTER STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING CARS AND AGITATED DRIVERS AROUND HER. THE COLLECTION HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THEIR SHOP WHERE IT HAS BEEN EVER SINCE. NO ONE, NOT EVEN AUDI'S CORPORATE HEAD ENGINEER HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND DISPLAYS MESSAGE OF "START/STOP SYSTEM DEACTIVATED. PLEASE RESTART ENGINE MANUALLY. THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN APPEARS. AND THE VEHICLE ROLLS AWAY UNLESS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES - 10 TIMES IN MY CAR, 3 IN MY FIRST LOANER CAR AND 6 IN MY SECOND LOANER CAR. THE VEHICLE IS USUALLY IN MOTION RIGHT AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED AND THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 500 FEET, AFTER THE CAR IS GOING 3-5 MPH THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THE CAR WILL ROLL AWAY. ON OTHER OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND WILL ROLL AWAY. EACH TIME YOU MUST PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION A PRE SENSE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WHERE THE CAR SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE NO ANSWERS FOR THE FIRST PART, BUT CLAIM A BUG ON THE SENSORS CAUSED THE CAR TO SLAM ON ITS BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 AUDI A3. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (CROWN AUDI LOCATED AT 19940 US HIGHWAY 19 N CLEARWATER, FL 33764 888-460-6467) WHERE IT WAS STILL BEING DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ UPDATED 8/25/2017*JS

WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN D/S AND THE START/STOP ENGINE BUTTON IS PRESSED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THE TRANSMISSION IS LEFT IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR CAN ROLL UNIMPEDED. THIS IS FULLY REPEATABLE AND APPEARS TO NOT BE A FAIL-SAFE SITUATION. SHORT VIDEO VIEWABLE HERE: HTTPS://GOO.GL/PHOTOS/GUPETK6CSQ6IC8HU8